Global Patent Index - EP 0513395 B1

EP 0513395 B1 19970312 - SENSOR FOR SENSING EXISTENCE POSITION OF METALLIC BODY

Title (en)

SENSOR FOR SENSING EXISTENCE POSITION OF METALLIC BODY

Title (de)

SENSOR ZUM ERMITTELN DER LAGE EINES METALLKÖRPERS

Title (fr)

CAPTEUR SERVANT A DETECTER L'EMPLACEMENT D'UN CORPS METALLIQUE

Publication

EP 0513395 B1 19970312 (EN)

Application

EP 92902475 A 19911125

Priority

  • JP 9101611 W 19911125
  • JP 32036590 A 19901124

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0513395A1] The sensor has a sensing matrix (20) comprising sensing units for sensing objects in the form of a matrix, driving means (40, 50, 63) for receiving the signals representing the states of the sensing units, and sensing means (30) for sensing the existence position of the object on the sensing matrix (20) on the basis of the signals received by the driving means. The sensing means (30) is provided with an offsetting means (30a) for storing the values of the received signal as an offset value for every sensing unit while updating successively, a computing means (30b) for computing the difference between the offset value before updating and the newly received signal value for every respective sensing unit, and a comparing means (30c) for judging the existence of the object by comparing the difference between both of the values with a preset value. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A63F 7/02

IPC 8 full level

A63F 7/02 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G11C 5/02 (2006.01); A63F 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A63F 7/02 (2013.01 - KR); A63F 7/022 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 3/00643 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 2003/00662 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0513395 A1 19921119; EP 0513395 A4 19940112; EP 0513395 B1 19970312; AT E149856 T1 19970315; AU 645378 B2 19940113; AU 8912491 A 19920625; CA 2074471 A1 19920525; CA 2074471 C 19960305; DE 69125150 D1 19970417; DE 69125150 T2 19971016; JP 2700213 B2 19980119; JP H04189379 A 19920707; KR 920703164 A 19921217; US 5390109 A 19950214; WO 9209344 A1 19920611

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92902475 A 19911125; AT 92902475 T 19911125; AU 8912491 A 19911125; CA 2074471 A 19911125; DE 69125150 T 19911125; JP 32036590 A 19901124; JP 9101611 W 19911125; KR 920701748 A 19920723; US 91030192 A 19920721